NEW DELHI - Lalu Prasad is going through a lean political patch. He has lost two consecutive state elections and after a long time is without power either in Patna or Delhi. Losses to rivals in a series of by-elections show that a break in the dark clouds may not be imminent.
Yet, the irrepressible politician from Bihar did not let his worries come in the way as he donned the role of "authorized spokesperson" of the political class and lit into the Lokpal bill and questioned Anna Hazare seeking to dictate terms to Parliament on the anti-graft legislation. "Yeh aakhiri ghadi hai," he ...

Patna, Sept 19 (PTI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged freight corridor scam to the tune of Rs 700 crore during the tenure of the then Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.The Centre should order a CBI probe into the alleged freight corridor scam with a mandate to investigate the role of the then Railways Minister into award of tenders, he said in a statement issued here.Quoting the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)'s preliminary investigation and other irregularities cited by the CAG in the railway department during Prasad's ...

Patna: One political son in trouble, but another in Bihar has just begun his political innings. Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejaswi Yadav, on Friday, was officially introduced to politics - just ahead of elections. Tejaswi, who is a cricketer, hopes to win the political match for the party. Tejaswi Yadav's entry can be treated as another son rise in the Indian political arena. Lalu's younger son Tejaswi, is being introduced to bat on a political pitch for decades dominated by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav. Tejaswi played Ranji trophy representing ...

BJP blames Nitish, Lalu for Muzaffarpur communal violenceNew Delhi, Jan 19 : Bharatiya Janata leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday laid the blame for the recent spate of violence in Bihar squarely on the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and maintained that the state has become a hub of communal clashes under their rule.
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'Janta Parivar is committed to protect nation's integrity and unity': LaluPatna, Jan 15 - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday said that the Janta Parivar is committed to protect the nation's integrity and unity, adding that those hatching a conspiracy against the minorities would be given a befitting reply by the people of this country.
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'No obstacle in Janta Parivar merger', says LaluNew Delhi, Jan. 29 - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday asserted that the work towards the merger of the Janta Parivar is in progress, adding there was no obstacle in its path of unison.
"For the unity of Janta Dal Parivar, there is no obstacle anywhere. We want to be united and we are united. This will happen," Lalu told ANI here.
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